Most of the time, it is easy to predict how friends and family will decorate and organize their homes. It's fair to assume that your neighbor that breeds poodles, will have some "dog themed" pictures and plaques, and that your friend, the ceramic artist, has a plethora of hand thrown bowls and brightly glazed mugs on the shelves and mantle. Once a while, we may find them ourselves caught off guard by a creepy doll collection or a encyclopedia hoarding habit, but for the most part we can guess what kinds of things are on the walls if we know the owner.
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| Mary Cassat |
More accurately, these three separate collections, are displayed together, usually within an antique china closet, hutch, or hung above or on top of one of these pieces of furniture\.
Ocean,
mother and child, and glass things. If you met my mom she would
probably be wearing some sort of fused glass jewelery, usually a large
pendant or necklace made by a Maine artist or friend. She would
probably mention that she can't wait to go to Florida for 2 weeks, where
she and her friend, Maurine, go for walks along the beach, and how much
she loves the ocean. She would then probably mention that she wished
that one of her 5 children would have an ocean wedding on Higgins
Beach-just like she wanted, or that one of us would buy a home at the
beach. Then she might elaborate on one or all of her children-
depending on the conversation and who it is with. The house is
filled things my mother loves, and reminds her of the people she cherishes.
I love to see how people organize and decorate their personal space. It gives me ideas on how to make my own home look more beautiful and saving space. When I notice the things at my parent's house, I see just how similar we are and where I picked up my thrown together "organizational" habits.
What collections are in your home?
